What animals are in the Ohio River?

What animals are in the Ohio River?

Riparian and Aquatic Species Over 25 different species of mammals live on the refuge land, ranging from the white-tailed deer, raccoons, muskrats, and mink to the cottontail rabbit and red fox. In the depths and shallows of the Ohio River, well over 100 different species of fish exist.

What kind of mammals live in ponds?

Mammals

  • Beavers: Beavers are large and semiaquatic rodents commonly found across North America.
  • Muskrats: Muskrats are medium-sized semiaquatic rodent that look like dark brown mice or rats, but they like living in wet areas.
  • Moles: Moles like living near wet areas but they make their homes in the earth.

Are there any platypus in Ohio?

mammals today are the monotremes: the duck-billed platypus and four species of echidna (spiny anteaters), all of which occur in Australia and New Guinea. Ohio is – or was – home to 65 native mammal species. Unfortunately, 12 species no longer occur, leaving a current mammal fauna of 53 species.

What animal is only found in Ohio?

White-Tail Deer
Official State Mammal of Ohio: White-Tail Deer In 1988, the Ohio State Assembly officially made the white-tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) the state’s mammal.

What’s the biggest fish in the Ohio River?

Current Ohio Record Fish

Type Pounds Length
Carp (Common) 50 40″
Catfish, Blue 96 54 1/2″
Catfish, Channel 37.65 41 1/2″
Catfish Shovel/Flathead 76.5 58 5/8″

Is a pond man made?

On a very basic level, a natural pond is one that exists in nature – one that is not man-made. Every part of the pond plays a role in keeping it in balance. Animals and bacteria produce nutrients as part of their waste products. These nutrients are used by plants and algae as a food source, allowing them to grow.

What animals Can you keep in a pond?

The following creatures are likely to use your pond:

  • Frogs. Frogs need ponds to breed and tadpoles will feed on the algae in the water.
  • Dragonflies. Dragonflies breed in water and need submerged pond plants for their developing larvae.
  • Hedgehogs.
  • Water invertebrates.
  • Newts.

Are there rats in Ohio?

At least six species of native rats and mice live in a variety of ecosystems throughout Ohio. Two species of imported rodents, the Norway rat and the house mouse, typically reside in buildings but sometimes live outdoors. Unless they live in a heated building, most mice and rats hibernate to survive Ohio’s winters.

Are wolves in Ohio?

Wild wolves in Ohio no longer exist, but do wolf-coyote hybrids roam the Midwest? Wolves were historically a vital member of Ohio’s ecosystem; that is, until the species was entirely extirpated from the state nearly 200 years ago. Yet they may not be completely gone.